syncytium formation
id: GO:0006949
name: syncytium formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The formation of a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed within a single plasma membrane. Syncytia are normally derived from single cells that fuse or fail to complete cell division.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000768 | syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion |
| GO:0000769 | syncytium formation by mitosis without cytokinesis |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009987 | cellular process |
| GO:0048646 | anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis |
